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Saints
When they saw this,
they made known the message that had been told to them about this child.
All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds.
And Mary kept all these things,
reflecting on them in her heart. – Luke 2:17-19, NABRE
(Domenico Ghirlandaio)
Saint Jerome in His Study
"Exercise your mind, feed it daily with Holy Scripture." – St. Jerome
"When we pray we speak to God;
but when we read, God speaks to us." – St. Jerome
"Exercise your mind, feed it daily with Holy Scripture." – St. Jerome
"When we pray we speak to God;
but when we read, God speaks to us." – St. Jerome
"The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without
fear of drowning and deep enough for theologians to swim in without ever
reaching the bottom." – St. Jerome
fear of drowning and deep enough for theologians to swim in without ever
reaching the bottom." – St. Jerome
"Make knowledge of the Scripture your love... Live with them, meditate on
them, make them the sole object of your knowledge and inquiries." – St. Jerome
“For ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.” – St. Jerome
Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
them, make them the sole object of your knowledge and inquiries." – St. Jerome
“For ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.” – St. Jerome
"You will not see anyone who is really striving after his advancement who is not
given to spiritual reading. And as to him who neglects it, the fact will soon be observed
by his progress." – Saint Athanasius
(Niccolò di Pietro)
"If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don’t like,
it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself." – St. Augustine
it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself." – St. Augustine
(Herman Nieg)
“Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed
in manual labor at certain times, at others, in devout reading.” – St. Benedict
in manual labor at certain times, at others, in devout reading.” – St. Benedict
(Andrea Mantegna)
"Please do not leave me tonight; let us go on until morning talking about
the delights of the spiritual life." – St. Scholastica
the delights of the spiritual life." – St. Scholastica
(Fra Bartolomeo)
Saint Dominic
"We must sow the seed, not hoard it." – St. Dominic
(Francisco de Zurbarán)
Saint Francis in Meditation
"Where there is peace and meditation,
there is neither anxiety nor doubt." – St. Francis of Assisi
"Where there is peace and meditation,
there is neither anxiety nor doubt." – St. Francis of Assisi
(Peter Paul Rubens)
Saint Teresa of Ávila
"I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul
has rejoiced in the contemplation of His great magnificence and mercy.
May He be blessed for ever! For I see clearly that He has not omitted to reward me,
even in this life, for every one of my good desires." – St. Teresa of Avila
Saint Teresa of Ávila
"I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul
has rejoiced in the contemplation of His great magnificence and mercy.
May He be blessed for ever! For I see clearly that He has not omitted to reward me,
even in this life, for every one of my good desires." – St. Teresa of Avila
(Romary)
"You cannot please both God and the world at the same time,
They are utterly opposed to each other in their thoughts, their desires,
and their actions." – St. John Vianney
They are utterly opposed to each other in their thoughts, their desires,
and their actions." – St. John Vianney
"Through the study of books one seeks God;
by meditation one finds him." – St. Padre Pio
Saint Teresa Benedict of the Cross
“On the question of relating to our fellowman – our neighbor’s spiritual need
by meditation one finds him." – St. Padre Pio
“On the question of relating to our fellowman – our neighbor’s spiritual need
transcends every commandment. Everything else we do is a means to an end.
But love is an end already, since God is love.” – St. Teresia Benedicta (Edith Stein)